News tagged with blood plasma


Does the brain become unglued in autism?

A new study published in Biological Psychiatry suggests that autism is associated with reductions in the level of cellular adhesion molecules in the blood, where they play a role in immune function.

Autism spectrum disorders created Dec 11, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Resistance exercise offers more prolonged glycemic control

(HealthDay)—For patients with type 1 diabetes, resistance exercise is associated with a smaller initial decline in blood glucose compared with aerobic exercise, but offers a more prolonged reduction in ...

Diabetes created Dec 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Alzheimer's disease in mice alleviated promising therapeutic approach for humans

Pathological changes typical of Alzheimer's disease were significantly reduced in mice by blockade of an immune system transmitter. A research team from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the University ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Nov 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New test may uncover deadly hypertension disease in pregnancy

Collaborators at Cottage Health System and University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) have identified biomarkers that may yield a revolutionary diagnostic test for pre-eclampsia, a complex and potentially ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research group finds blood transfusions from young mice to old improves brain function

(Medical Xpress)—A research team from Stanford University has found that injecting the blood of young mice into older mice can cause new neural development and improved memory. Team lead Saul Villeda presented ...

Medical research created Oct 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 4 | with audio podcast report

Chain reaction in the human immune system trapped in crystals

The complement system is part of the innate immune system and is composed of about 40 different proteins that work together to defend the body against disease-causing microorganisms. The complement system ...

Immunology created Sep 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research team finds possible clue to progression of multiple sclerosis

Wayne State University School of Medicine researchers, working with colleagues in Canada, have found that one or more substances produced by a type of immune cell in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) may play a role in ...

Neuroscience created Jul 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Blood sugar diabetes risk for South Asians

A new diabetes study at the University of Leicester has discovered that South Asians (people of Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Sri Lanka origin) have higher levels of blood sugar than white Europeans independent of risk ...

Diabetes created Jul 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Kyprolis approved for multiple myeloma

(HealthDay) -- Kyprolis (carfilzomib) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat certain people with multiple myeloma who have already been given at least two prior therapies.

Cancer created Jul 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cancer biomarkers re-evaluated

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers from ETH Zurich have developed a procedure to test the clinical benefits of cancer biomarkers. The method could radically shorten the path from the lab to their application.

Cancer created Jul 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Baby's genome deciphered prenatally from parents' lab tests

Scientists have successfully sequenced the genome of a baby in the womb without tapping its protective fluid sac. This non-invasive approach to obtaining the fetal genome is reported in the June 6 issue of ...

Genetics created Jun 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Metabolic syndrome linked to arterial stiffness in CKD

(HealthDay) -- For patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), those with metabolic syndrome (MetS) have increased arterial stiffness but no increase in endothelial dysfunction, compared to those without MetS, ...

Diabetes created Jun 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

HIV hides soon after infection, research shows

(Medical Xpress) -- A team of researchers led by the University of North Carolina School of Medicine has demonstrated that latency develops soon after infection and slows when antiretroviral therapy is given.

HIV & AIDS created May 30, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Chew on this: study finds additional chewing reduces food intake in young adults

(Medical Xpress) -- A new Iowa State University study confirms your mom was right, you should chew your food thoroughly. Mom's logic was that proper chewing would ease digestion, but the ISU research found that chewing food ...

Health created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Antioxidant may disrupt Alzheimer's disease process

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is now the sixth leading cause of death among Americans, affecting nearly 1 in 8 people over the age of 65. There is currently no treatment that alters the course of this disease. However, an increasing ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast